Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
50.24913, -3.78997
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Little Egret
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Little Egret
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +199 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 28
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Valley near Ilton Castle Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Redshank · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Little Egret +35
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects54 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Redshank · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Little Egret +35
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects54 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2024
Palomena prasina2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorWasp BeetleClytus arietis2025Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Metoecus paradoxusMetoecus paradoxus2025Metoecus paradoxusMetoecus paradoxus2025Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Events & activities nearby
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